Meh, other XBox 360 games have come in at less than 720p, and it hasn't been a big deal--Project Gotham 3 did the same thing, and it was a launch title. Honestly, to say 640p isn't HD is going a little too far, especially when you consider that standard definition is 480i and ED is 480p. We're talking almost twice as many pixels. Technically it's not the full 720p, but it really doesn't make that much difference. And jaggies simply aren't that noticable when you're actually playing the game. It would have been nice to have the full 720p, but it's not the end of the world.
At its current resolution, Halo 3 could not be played on anything less than an HD set--and that's good enough for me. The models are detailed, the environment is cool looking, and animation fluid, and the effects are great looking. If I get fluid animation and detailed environments for shedding a few pixels, that's fine with me.
Anyone saying this makes the game look "last gen" is overstating things to a ridiculous degree. Halo is not the best looking XBox 360 game, but it's better looking than most (including most PS3 games). Fanboys on both sides should just shut up and play the damned games.
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